HyperDic: cleistothecium

English > 1 sense of the word cleistothecium:
NOUNplantcleistothecium, cleistocarpclosed spore-bearing structure of some fungi (especially Aspergillaceae and Erysiphaceae) from which spores are released only by decay or disintegration
English > cleistothecium: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningClosed spore-bearing structure of some fungi (especially Aspergillaceae and Erysiphaceae) from which spores are released only by decay or disintegration.
Synonymcleistocarp
Broaderascocarpmature fruiting body of an ascomycetous fungus
Spanishcleistocarp
Catalancleistocarp

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